Her Ruthless Russian

Karev Brothers, Volume 1

By: Leslie North

Narrated by: D. C. Cole

Born into a Russian Mafia family, Vlad Karev is no stranger to violence...but this time it's personal. Someone has murdered his father and Vlad can't rest until he finds the killer. When the trail leads to an art gallery, Vlad wants to dig deeper, but he needs help from the owner's daughter. The pretty redhead is far too innocent for a man like Vlad, but he'll do what it takes to get the information he needs. His obligations are to the family, even if that means using the fiery woman.

Madison O'Connor works hard to keep her family's gallery going, although secretly she has little interest in art. But when she discovers her father's been laundering money for the Russian Mafia, she'll do everything she can to keep him out of jail. She hates to lie, but she has a plan...seduce the Russian bad boy to learn the mob's secrets. Never mind his dangerous exterior or icy blue eyes, Madison's going to get her family free of the mob, even if she has to use Vlad Karev to do it. As the killer gets closer, so do Vlad and Madison. But is their connection just the means to an end, or could their romance be real?

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Her ruthless Russian

Vlad is suspicious of everyone, of course being a member of the mob can do that to you. His current mission is to find out if Maddison or her father killed his father. But he can't resist her. And of course things get really crazy trying to find a traitor. Great narration by D.C. Cole

Perfect!

Loved the storyline, loved the narration! Leslie North has all it takes to write a hot romance and D.C. Cole has the voice to make it perfect.

Swoony!!!

Any additional comments?

This was my first book by Leslie North and I can't wait to read more by her!!! This was a fairly short story but Ms. North packs so much into this book from the mystery of Vlad's father's death to the smouldering chemistry between Vlad and Maddie. I was so immersed in this story that it was over way too soon!!!! The narrative was flawless and fast paced! I can't wait to read more in this series ! Maybe about Vlad's brothers!! I do love myself a hot and sexy Russian!!!

I am a huge fan of DC Cole's narration and I melted into a puddle with his mafiaso voice!!!! Such a thrill to listen to him!!

I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author

Great Start to New Series

It is always a pleasure to listen to anything written by Leslie North. This was a great beginning to a new series. It was probably one of my favorite books written by her.

Narration brought the story to life. D. C. Cole did a great job narrating this story.

The characters were interesting and captivating. The story is fairly short but it was perfect. The story was well written and the characters well developed. The conclusion was really good. No cliffhangers. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Instant Attraction

Vlad is the son of a Russian Mafia Boss. He's one of three brothers but is the only one working for the "family firm". When his father is murdered he takes over the reins of the business and launches an investigation into who is responsible for the brutal murder of his father.

Madison works in an art gallery owned by her parents. They have foolishly borrowed money from Vlad's father and the Mafia now have an interest in the gallery. Madison did not know about the deal until it was too late to stop it.

Vlad's investigation leads him to the gallery and they meet. They both feel an instant attraction to each other but both have totally different agendas. The chemistry between Vlad and Madison is really good and the verbal sparing is good too.

This was a really good short story which is by no means finished as it clearly states this is book one. But there is a lot going on in this book, even though it is short, it grabs your attention from the beginning and holds it to the end. Who to trust, who is the killer and what about Madison's friend the FBI agent? I for one was left feeling that I now must listen to the next book in the series.

I have tried not to give any "spoilers" as I hate them, so I have left a lot out of this review, but what I will say is that the writing style of Leslie North and the delivery of the story by D C Cole were superb.


I was given a free copy of this book but I am voluntarily writing this review.